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The Shootist

Release Date:July 21, 1976

Running Time:100 min

Genres:Western

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Cast

John Wayne Lauren Bacall Ron Howard James Stewart Richard Boone Hugh O'Brian Bill McKinney Harry Morgan John Carradine Sheree North Rick Lenz Scatman Crothers

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

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